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an·nounce·ment

[uh-nouns-muhnt]
–noun
1.
public or formal notice announcing something: The announcement appeared in the newspapers.
2.
the act of announcing.
3.
a short message or commercial, esp. a commercial spoken on radio or television.
4.
a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.
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Origin:
1790–1800; < F anoncement. See announce, -ment

—Related forms
pre·an·nounce·ment, noun, adjective
re·an·nounce·ment, noun
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Word Origin & History

announcement
1798, from Fr. announcement, from O.Fr. anoncier (see announce).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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an·nounce·ment (ə-nouns'mənt)
n.

    1. The act of making known publicly.

    2. Something announced.

    3. A broadcast message, especially a program note or commercial.

  2. An engraved or printed formal statement or notice, as of a wedding or a relocation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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